Mop.



W. J. PEGK.

MOP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.25,1912.

Patep'ed Nov. 26, 1912.

IN VENTOR. Wm d" Peck BY l X ATTORNEY.

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'UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIeE.

WILLIAMJ. PECK, OF. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T CRNDEN-MARTIN WOODEN- WARE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION 0F. MISSOURI.

MOP. l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, W'iLLrAiit J. Prox, citizen of the United States, residing at; St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented eertain new anduseful- Improvements in Mops, of which, the following is a 'full, clear, and

of my invention, the handle of the'mop be.

ing broken; Fig. 2 is a combined elevation and section of the ferrule andlower end of the handle showing the manner of securing the anchor-band or tie; and Fig. 3 is a crossseetion on the line 3-3 o f Fig. 2. A

The object of my invention is toronstruct a mop in which the yarn or cloth is so attached to the handle thatevery portion of the yarn may be available for mopping purposes. The connection between the handle and yarn is so made as to bring the yarn whollyoutside of, or beyond the handle, the latter in no wise interfering with the legitimate function of the yarn.

A further object is to provide securing means for the yarn which will permit the enlargementor reduction of the quantity oi yarn (or cloth), or the renewal of old and worn out 'yarn by fresh material, all in ti minimum amount of time. Q

A further object is-to' provide securing means capableV of ready renewal., and finally to construct a mop ossessing further and other advantages bet er apparent from a detailed. description of the invention which is as follows.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a handle or stick to one end ofwhich is secured a wrought iron (or equivalent.) ferrule 2,the preferred manner of securing the latter being by means of a nail n driven through the handle and through diametrically disposed openings formed in the ferruladjacent its inner end, the pointed end of the nail being bent and clenched into a depression d formed for its reception in the wall of the ferrule at tlieveopening through which the nail is driven. -This Patented N ov. 26, 1912.

brings the clenched portion of t'ii-nail flush 55 with the ferrule surface and is thiis pre- `vented from scratching the hands.l

The outer end of the ferri'ileiis 'flaring as shown, forthe reception of 'the folded p0rtions of the lengths of yarn M or cloth eonstituting the mop proper, the strands of yarn (or cloth) being held in place or fastened to the ferrule by means of a metallic band or tie 3 made preferably of ribbon steel, the yarn strands being folded over the G5 band and the ends of the latter passed through diametrically disposed slots s formed in thc walls of the ferru'le, the ends of the band thus passed through theslots being subsequently folded back or doubled against the main body of the band, as shown. The slots s, s, are preferably disposed on a diameter at rightangles to the diameter defining the position of the nail holesT though not necessarily so. The band 3 thus becomes an anchor for the yarn, such anchor being positioned beyond thc extreme cud of the handle. 'lhis places the yarn wholly beyond the handle so that the latter can in no wise interfere with the legitimate inoppng functions of. the varn (or cloth).

'lhe anchor while pieferably made of ribbon steel may be made of other material, but `ribbon steel is preferable since being flat it does not cut into the yarn to any detri 85 mental extent. ly lengthening or shortenin,' r the portion of the band Il which is passed through .the slots s. s. a greater or less quantity of yarn may he accommodated according to the bull: of mop desired. The

hand is readily removed should it be desircd to renew the yarn, or io add to or take away from it, the esy adjustment of the length of the band being a point of decided advantage. The outer flaring end of the ferrule forms :i socket with the end of the handle. said socket receiving the folds of the several strands of vain or cloth which makeup the mop. The degree of flare is a matter left to the judgment of the designer, that here shown being considered eminently practical.

llaring described in v invention, what I claim is1- l.

lu combination with :i handle',`a-ferrule 105 passed over and .st-cured at one 'end of the same and terminating in a portion extending beyond the handle and forming a socket with the end of the handle, thewalls of the back against. the body of the band, substansocket being provided with slots disposed tially as set forth. 1u diametrically opposite one another, suit- In testimony whereof I aix my signature, able strands of yarn folded at the center and in presence of two witnesses.

received by the Socket, a flexible flat sbeel NVILLAM J. PEC/K. band encompassing the folded rtions of Witnesses: l

the yarn opposite the socket an havin its EMIL STAREK,

ends passed through the slots and fo ded i FANNIE E. WEBER. 

